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      Oldboy

      R Now Playing 1 hr. 58 min. Action Mystery & Thriller TRAILER for Oldboy: 20th Anniversary Re-Release Trailer List
      83% 160 Reviews Tomatometer 94% 100,000+ Ratings Audience Score Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning. Read More Read Less Now in Theaters Now Playing Buy Tickets

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      Violent and definitely not for the squeamish, Park Chan-Wook's visceral Oldboy is a strange, powerful tale of revenge.

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      Len great movie but ending is......ick Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 09/09/23 Full Review Karina I was taken way far aback with this one but my god what a master class in filmmaking and payoff that leaves you revolted and amazed. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/31/23 Full Review Frank classic movie still holds up to this day one of my favorite Korean films of all time and it was good to see it in the movie theater cuz the last time I seen this movie was on TV back in the day when I was in high school Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/28/23 Full Review Kennath If you’re less than an hour away from a showing and you have never seen? GO Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/27/23 Full Review Mr. Hollywood One of the best films ever made! Great story, great cinematography, great acting, great editing, great sound design. Great great great! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/26/23 Full Review Carolyn D Wholly original, visually stunning and masterfully acted and directed! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/25/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      David Sims The Atlantic There’s a core element of emotional realism that accentuates Park’s brutal narrative beats, leaving us to ponder something more than a bloody body. Aug 22, 2023 Full Review Kambole Campbell Little White Lies A lurid, complex, introspective beast, enacting astonishing cruelty on its protagonist like a slow-acting poison. Rated: 4/5 Jul 29, 2019 Full Review Jami Bernard New York Daily News Both brutal and lyrical, writer-director Park Chan-wook's existential nail-biter has torture scenes that will have you avoiding dentists, sushi bars and badly appointed hotel rooms. Rated: 5/5 Apr 15, 2013 Full Review Anushka Halve Film Companion The messy, imperfect and chaotic nature of the action belies the precise choreography and consideration behind it. Dec 11, 2023 Full Review Armond White National Review Oldboy is flashy, but there’s a moral and social disconnect between showing off Park’s undeniable chops and Choi Min-sik’s wild-haired, wild-eyed, poignant descent into madness. Sep 6, 2023 Full Review David Lynch KENS 5 TV (San Antonio) It’s hard to think of any movie that's come out since (outside Park’s own oeuvre, at least) that so directly challenges audience’s expectations about revenge stories, and the value we expect them to carry. Aug 19, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis Dae-Su is an obnoxious drunk bailed from the police station yet again by a friend. However, he's abducted from the street and wakes up in a cell, where he remains for the next 15 years, drugged unconscious when human contact is unavoidable, otherwise with only the television as company. And then, suddenly released, he is invited to track down his jailor with a denouement that is simply stunning.
      Director
      Park Chan-wook
      Screenwriter
      Im Jun-hyeong, Hwang Jo-Yoon
      Distributor
      Tartan Films USA
      Production Co
      Egg Films, Show East
      Rating
      R
      Genre
      Action, Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      Korean
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Mar 25, 2005, Original
      Rerelease Date (Theaters)
      Aug 16, 2023
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Apr 1, 2017
      Box Office (Gross USA)
      $1.7M
      Sound Mix
      Dolby Digital
      Aspect Ratio
      Scope (2.35:1)
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